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Access Check Tool

The Access Check tool helps you find out why a site won't open — from your own perspective, from inside Iran, and (when needed) from outside.

It combines checks from your browser, an Iran-based probe, and optionally an external probe and a full multi-provider DNS sweep. When you need to go deeper, it can also download a small local diagnostic script that runs on your own computer.


How to Use

1. Enter a URL (e.g., `example.com` or `https://example.com/path`)
2. Click "Run Diagnostic"
3. Review the results

Optionally, check “Also run an advanced local diagnostic” to download a script you can inspect before running.


What It Checks

Layer What It Tests
Your browser Whether your browser can reach the site directly
Iran probe (atrin01) Whether the site is reachable from inside Iran
External probe Whether the site is reachable from outside Iran (only if something looks wrong)
DNS sweep Resolution across multiple DNS providers (only if something looks wrong)
Local diagnostic Your DNS servers, proxy settings, ping, traceroute, and trusted root certificates

How the Checks Are Priced

To keep the common case cheap, the tool runs checks in stages:

  • Every run — an atrin01 (Iran) check is performed. Small fixed cost.
  • Only if something looks wrong — the external probe and the full DNS provider sweep run automatically.

This means a healthy site costs very little to check, and only a broken one triggers the deeper (and more expensive) investigations.


The Advanced Local Diagnostic

When you check the box, Access Check downloads a small script to your computer. You can read it before running it — it is plain text.

What the script does:

  • Reads your DNS servers
  • Reads your proxy settings
  • Runs a ping and traceroute to the target
  • Lists the root certificates Windows trusts

What it does not do:

  • ❌ Does not send anything to Telenegar or anywhere else
  • ❌ Does not read private keys or passwords
  • ❌ Does not modify your system

The script writes a single file on your own computer. You choose whether to attach that file back into Access Check, where it is read entirely inside your own browser — it is never uploaded.


Why This Matters

Many “site is down” problems are actually local — a wrong DNS server, a proxy misconfiguration, a system clock that's off, or a missing root certificate. Access Check separates local problems from real network or server problems.

For example:

  • Reachable from Iran, not from outside → possibly a filtering or routing issue
  • Reachable from outside, not from Iran → possibly a domestic filtering or routing issue
  • Reachable from probes, not from your browser → likely a problem on your side
  • Not reachable from anywhere → the site is likely genuinely down

Try the Access Check Tool →

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